Synthetic Biology

3D printing organs and tissues from stem cells harvested in laboratories and clinics will be a profound advancement in medical technology in the next few generations. General Physics plans to work with medical professionals in the production of novel organs and tissues using additive manufacturing and something like inkjet printing or extruding of cells into a matrix that supports cellular growth and eventual transplantation. In this effort, new organs will be able to be grown in lab, and although the technology is far from ready, it will provide the scientist with tools to increase longevity and cure disease. Just like massive lithography machines produce chips, massive 3D printing synthetic cell producing machines will extrude a combination of stem cells, fibroblasts, chondrocytes, growth media, sera, and collagen scaffolding on which tissues adhere and grow. With sub-micron resolution, the medical professional will be able to use computer aided design software to map the location of cells, A.I. to properly vascularize and space component tissues, and surgical techniques to graft these organs to human hosts. Although it sounds like science fiction, papers about this technology are working on the problems of heat from the extruder, lack of coherence of cell clusters upon extrusion, and an entire set of problems about cell viability and rejection. Ideally, the host will provide their own tissues and cells at an early age to prepare for eventualities in the future and if the patient has a genetic disorder or some other disease, genetic engineering of the in vitro stem cell technology will provide rejection-free organs and tissues for implantation. General Physics plans to work in stem cell technology in the US and abroad to develop new technology for organ transplantation and synthetic biology. Look for more information in the future.